Ivan Nova CANNOT be trusted to start a playoff game

[Young Steinbrenner]

anyone else scared to death at the prospect of Nova starting a game in the post season?

He gets hit WAY TOO MUCH for comfort.

who agrees?

[hardrain]

It's hard to argue your point at the moment. CC and Kuroda are the only locks for the playoff starts -- after that it's whoever is the hottest in their last five starts or so. Hopefully, that will be Andy and Phil.

[Mr Coffee]

Young Steinbrenner CANNOT be trusted to start a thread.

anyone else scared of what his next thread might be?

He is WAY TOO FRIVOLOUS in his topic selection.

who agrees?

j/k

[hellonewman]

CC and Kuroda are the only locks for the playoff starts -- after that it's whoever is the hottest in their last five starts or so.

That's the thing - the guys behind CC and Kuroda are so touch-and-go that for all we know, at the end of the season Nova could be hot, Hughes could be getting bombed and Pettitte might not fully recover at all. Then what do you do? Not a decision to be made on Aug. 10.

[Carsten Charles]

It's hard to argue your point at the moment. CC and Kuroda are the only locks for the playoff starts -- after that it's whoever is the hottest in their last five starts or so. Hopefully, that will be Andy and Phil.

If Andy is healthy, he'll get a playoff start unless he's getting absolutely shelled every time out.

[Mr Coffee]

It also depends on how those first two games go. Also, I would imagine no matter what, after CC and Kuroda everyone else will have a pretty short leash.

[dabomb2045]

CC, Kuroda, hope the offense rakes/the bullpen is dominant. Of course if Andy is healthy I'm fully confident in him being the #3...I'm just not confident he will be healthy.

[JL25and3]

What an incredibly random thread.

[Yankee Tripper]

Nova knows how to pick days the Yanks are doing to score. Dude has .692 W% as a Yankee. Gotta start him so the offense can explode.

[longtimeyankeefan]

Honestly, can we at least wait until mid-September before we start these types of threads?

For all we know, Nova may not get a post-season start. Or, he could turn his season around and begin producing like he did in June (3-0, 1.26, 1.01 WHIP). Or, he could be demoted to AAA because he stinks even worse.

[JL25and3]

Honestly, can we at least wait until mid-September before we start these types of threads?

For all we know, Nova may not get a post-season start. Or, he could turn his season around and begin producing like he did in June (3-0, 1.26, 1.01 WHIP). Or, he could be demoted to AAA because he stinks even worse.

If he does get demoted, would you trust him to start a AAA playoff gaMe?

[Axon]

Phil Hughes CANNOT be trusted to start a playoff game

Phil Hughes is not a MAN, but rather, is a BAR on the Upper East Side of Manhattan http://www.yelp.com/biz/phil-hughes-...urant-new-york

Drinking Establishments have mediocre fastballs, unreliable curveballs and no OUT pitch

who agrees?

[hardrain]

Young Steinbrenner CANNOT be trusted to start a thread.

anyone else scared of what his next thread might be?

He is WAY TOO FRIVOLOUS in his topic selection.

who agrees?

j/k

It would appear as such.

[teknetic]

If he does get demoted, would you trust him to start a AAA playoff gaMe?

M4Yb3

[nnysiny]

crap, i didnt know the playoffs started tomorrow

[Mr Coffee]

[philleotardo]

Since this thread is a little off kilter anyway, I'll talk about Jim Mora ranting.

As funny as this one is, my favorite is one where, as coach of the Saints, he goes into a "We sucked. We couldn't run the ball. We couldn't stop the run...."

Actually, here....

[BronxYanks45]

Young Steinbrenner CANNOT be trusted to start a thread.

anyone else scared of what his next thread might be?

He is WAY TOO FRIVOLOUS in his topic selection.

who agrees?

j/k

hahahahahahah very funny

[HerbieLee20]

Jim Mora > Freddy Garcia > Ivan Nova if the playoffs started tomorrow.

[Nome]

anyone else scared to death at the prospect of Nova starting a game in the post season?

He gets hit WAY TOO MUCH for comfort.

who agrees?

No, not a single bit.

Andy

[Nome]

It's hard to argue your point at the moment. CC and Kuroda are the only locks for the playoff starts -- after that it's whoever is the hottest in their last five starts or so. Hopefully, that will be Andy and Phil.

By that time the Yankees will have obtained Cliff Lee from the Phillies

Andy

[JDPNYY]

The guy can't even pitch a complete game against the Blue Jays. Terrible.

[Young Steinbrenner]

he doesnt get a pass for beating up the minor league lineup of Toronto

between Hughes inability to finish with 2 strikes and Nova's inconsistency I dread our 4th starter spot for the playoffs

hilarious Jim Mora rant video, ya gota love that

but anyways Nova isn't off the hook yet, not to me

[ThePinStripes]

How many #3/4 pitchers are there that you'd consider a reliable playoff pitcher?

At the end of the day, managers don't play who they'd like to play- they play the players they have. I'm sure Girardi would love to have CC as the #5 pitcher behind Verlander, Weaver, Felix, and Price (obligatory "get it done, Cash!"). He doesn't though, and he has to work with what he has, like any other manager.

His options are

Hughes
Garcia
Nova
Pettitte

He needs to pick 2 of those 4 for a spot in the playoff rotation. I'm not sure any one of those is any better than the rest at this point, unless Andy comes back without missing a beat.

[Young Steinbrenner]

i think Pettitte is guaranteed the 3rd starter spot